A little fairness may induce a lot of redistribution in democracy
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A little fairness may induce a lot of redistribution in democracy. / Tyran, Jean-Robert; Sausgruber, Rupert.
I: European Economic Review, Bind 50, Nr. 2, 2006, s. 469-485.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - A little fairness may induce a lot of redistribution in democracy
AU - Tyran, Jean-Robert
AU - Sausgruber, Rupert
N1 - JEL Classification: D31, D63, D72
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - We use a model of self-centered inequality aversion suggested by Fehr and Schmidt (Quart. J. Econom. 114 (3) (1999) 817) to study voting on redistribution. We theoretically identify two classes of conditions when an empirically plausible amount of fairness preferences induces redistribution through referenda. We test the predictions of the adapted inequality aversion model in a simple redistribution experiment and find that it predicts voting outcomes far better than the standard model of voting assuming rationality and strict self-interest
AB - We use a model of self-centered inequality aversion suggested by Fehr and Schmidt (Quart. J. Econom. 114 (3) (1999) 817) to study voting on redistribution. We theoretically identify two classes of conditions when an empirically plausible amount of fairness preferences induces redistribution through referenda. We test the predictions of the adapted inequality aversion model in a simple redistribution experiment and find that it predicts voting outcomes far better than the standard model of voting assuming rationality and strict self-interest
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - fairness
KW - voting
KW - redistribution
U2 - 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2004.09.014
DO - 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2004.09.014
M3 - Journal article
VL - 50
SP - 469
EP - 485
JO - European Economic Review
JF - European Economic Review
SN - 0014-2921
IS - 2
ER -
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